Sir Digby Jones, Director-General of the CBI, visits Tunstall to discuss the growing importance of telecare in the health and social care system and its benefits for the economy. (Tunstall press release 5 May - we are still catching up on our archived articles.)
Archive for June, 2005
Director-General of CBI visits Tunstall
Sunday, June 12th, 2005Ford and the future?
Sunday, June 12th, 2005Not telecare on the move yet – but a pointer to a possible future? Ford Motor Company putting automotive electronics expertise into service – community service. Click here to read the story.
Welsh telecare company showcased at TW05
Sunday, June 5th, 2005Rather old news now (6 May), but we thought you’d like to know what Home Telehealth Ltd had been up to. Click here to read the story.
Safe in their own homes on Mother’s Day…
Sunday, June 5th, 2005This US Mother’s Day announcement oozes schmaltz – but hey, if it’s so simple… Click here for an entertaining read.
American Medical Alert Corporation Reports Increase in Top Line Growth
Sunday, June 5th, 2005American Medical Alert Corp., a provider of healthcare communication services and advanced home health monitoring technologies, announced today [13 May] the operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005. Click here to read the story.
LTC Policy Includes Emergency Alert Device Benefit
Sunday, June 5th, 2005Some insight into an American way of funding an alarm system. Click here to read the story.
Personal Emergency Response Systems
Sunday, June 5th, 2005Good advice from the US Federal Trade Commission on selecting a private alarm/telecare service provider. Read it here.
NHS Direct seeks partners for remote care pilots
Sunday, June 5th, 2005NHS Direct is looking for primary care organisations to work with it on pilot remote care projects in 2005-6 and has outlined several options that PCTs could take up. One option considered is that trusts or strategic health authorities could use NHS Direct’s IT and telephone systems during day-time hours, when NHS Direct is less busy, to provide telephone or web-based services for the management of long term conditions. Click here to read the story.
University research points to positive impact of telecare
Sunday, June 5th, 2005One of the more informative articles about West Lothian. Click here to read the story.
New word needed
Sunday, June 5th, 2005Furthering care from a distance using ICT is the concept we need to convey. We need a new word. This editorial by Michael Fairey explores some of the problems around current ‘ehealth’ terminology.